The most exciting set was set 1 by far as the Hilltoppers found themselves 8-15 down by the end of 6 rotations. By the time the Tigers got through rotation 8, Summit was down by 10 at 10-20 and Coach G was forced to take a 2nd time-out to get the team focused and ready for the 2nd set.
But the Hilltoppers were not done quite yet. Down 20-11, the 9th graders rip a 5-0 run and the squad was down only 16-20. A Tiger serving miss got SHS to within 17-21 and then the Hilltoppers ripped a 5-0 run to take the lead 22-21! The pressure of the set began to show itself as errors began to creep into the match. Summit had match point at 24-23 but squandered that opportunity. Linden then lost their opportunity to earn a match point and SHS had a 25-24 lead but failed to convert and that opened the door for Linden to try to win the set.
The Tigers were poised to win the set at 26-25 but failed to convert and the Hilltoppers made the Linden squad pay with a 2-0 run to seal the set 28-26.
Set 2 saw Linden take control late and pull away from the Hilltoppers to close the Maroon and White 25-22. Set 3 wasn´t a contest as the serving attack and consistency wore down the Tigers and saw SHS overwhelm the Tigers 25-13 for their 7th win of the season with only 1 loss!
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